Cliff Thorburn - 1983 World Championship 3. Thailands Thepchaiya Un-Nooh holds the unwanted record of being the only player to miss on 140 twice. Regarding the first ever 147 maximum break; Playing an exhibition match against Willie Smith in 1955 at Leicester Hall in London, Joe Davis was the first person to achieve an accredited 147 break. He was told that his mother had died, but, aged twenty, learnt that she was still alive. The . Video, 00:07:07, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. However, the first televised 147, in any ratified tournament, was by Steve Davis of England at the Lada Classic in Oldham, UK, on 11 January 1982. In the 34th frame, leading 459 in points, he laid a snooker for Higgins, and made a 51 break after that to win the title. "Produzir contedo de qualidade voltado para um pblico que no tem a internet como principal fonte de informao". [73], In the 201112 season World Snooker introduced a roll-over system for the maximum break prize money, the "rolling 147 prize". In 2005, Jamie Cope made snooker's first highest possible 155 break in a witnessed practice frame. Read about our approach to external linking. Alain Robidoux - 1988 European Open 7. Can Everton ever be great again? He spent time with Fred Davis and Rex Williams when they toured Canada in 1970, and afterwards became a resident professional at the House of Champions club in Toronto. Cliff Thorburn famously entered the record books by grinding his way to the iconic first World Championship 147 - and second ever in any tournament behind Steve Davis' frame of perfection. He also noted that each player had accused the other of distracting them during the match. A maximum break (also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a one-four-seven) is the highest possible break in a single frame of snooker. Video, 00:01:08Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [15], At least seven players have missed the final black on a score of 140: Robin Hull, Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches, Mark Selby,[16] Michael White,[17] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (twice in the 201516 season),[18][19] and Liang Wenbo in a qualifying match at the 2018 World Championship, after he had already made a maximum earlier in the same match. Your email address will not be published. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, the governing body for professional snooker, first published official world rankings for players on the main tour for the 197677 season. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [10], Before the 199495 season, the maximum break remained a rare feat, with only 15 official maximums compiled altogether. "[57] He played for Canada in the 1996 World Cup, where his team reached the quarter-finals. He whitewashed Chris Ross 110 in qualifying, then recorded a 136 win over Williams. 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[40][41] Three maximum breaks were compiled on 8 February 1998 during the Buckley's Bitter Challenge, an unofficial event, by Matthew Stevens, Ryan Day and Tony Chappel. [a][29][3] After the match, Higgins said of Thorburn "he's a grinder",[30] and the nickname "The Grinder" was subsequently associated with Thorburn, seen as apt for his slow, determined style of play. [56], Thorburn effectively retired from the professional tournament circuit after the 199596 season. [69][70][71] Thorburn is the head coach for cue sports at the Canadian Billiards and Snooker Association,[72] director of coaching and an ambassador for the Pan American Billiards & Snooker Association,[73] and a member of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association International Expert Coaching Advisory Panel. Thorburn took the first two frames of the third session, and it finished with them level again, at 99. The break came during his second-round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983. Video, 00:09:20Archive: White's wonderful 147. In years gone by, when 147s happened rarely, there was a bonus of 147,000 on offer at the Crucible. There were a few shots where if it wasnt for that sort of money I would never have went for it, but Im glad I did.. He'd later lose a thrilling match 13-11, which is just the third time a 147 has been in vain. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. [3] His manager Darryl McKerrow was killed in a hunting accident during the 198485 season, and Thorburn was subsequently managed by Robert Windsor, until joining Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport in January 1988. Classics Snooker 147 #02 | Cliff Thorburn 4,530 views Dec 23, 2020 Classics Snooker 147 #02 | Cliff Thorburn Cliff Thorburn became the first snooker player to compile a maximum. Mark Williams (2005), Ali Carter (2008), John Higgins (2020) and Neil Robertson (2022) are the only other two players to have managed 147s in the World Championship at the Crucible. Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. [26][29] The first official maximum break in professional competition was made by Steve Davis in the 1982 Lada Classic against Spencer. Steve Davis effort 40 years ago, in 1982, was the first to fit the criteria. With colours on their spots the job was all but done and Higgins held his nerve for a famous addition to his list of extraordinary World Championship achievements. [7][8] He made six century breaks in winning the North American championship in 1971, equalling the record, jointly held by Joe Davis and George Chenier, for most century breaks in a single tournament. [74] A maximum break is worth 5,000 in the televised stages and 500 in qualifying stages of major ranking events. Im able to enjoy the process.. [49] He was then runner-up in the corresponding event the following two seasons, 912 to Neal Foulds in 1986, and 512 to Davis in 1987. He is generally recognised as the sport's first world champion from outside the United Kingdom (since the title won by Australian Horace Lindrum in 1952 is usually disregarded) and remains the only world champion from the Americas. Video, 00:02:59. Video, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? [37] The match against Griffiths ended at 3:51am, Thorburn emerging as the winner, 1312. This, of course, was 12 months after that agonising 18-17 defeat and the fourth time he'd lost to the Scotsman in his six Crucible finals. [40] During the semi-final, which finished at 12:45am,[2] Thorburn learnt that his wife Barbara had suffered a miscarriage on the day of his maximum break. Video, 00:07:26Can Everton ever be great again? '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. The event was also called the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and Australian Open (1994/1995). 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. The footage went viral and Un-Nooh was invited on to Chris Evans show TFI Friday on Channel 4 to recreate the shot, which he sportingly potted before being handed a pint of lager by Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. Video, 00:09:56Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum, Archive: White's wonderful 147. He managed to get perfectly on the last black, only to rattle it in the jaws. [6][26] In 2009 Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland. Thorburn became the first Canadian world snooker championship finalist. 9) The first officially recognised maximum 147 break in snooker was made by Joe Davis in 1955. He won the 1983 Masters, recovering from 25 against Charlton to win 65 in the semi-final, and defeating Ray Reardon 97 in the final. A quite incredible career ended at the 2012 World Championship but not before one final crowd-pleasing moment of greatness. [21][22] Jamie Cope compiled a break of 155 points, the highest possible free-ball break, during practice in 2005. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. At the 1995 Thailand Open, ranked 54th, he defeated three players from the top 16, including second-ranked Steve Davis, to reach the semi-finals.It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. I understand that by submitting this form, I will be providing World Snooker Limited with my personal data/information. Video, 00:01:00No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! The player can nominate one of the other colours as a red, known as a free ball, which carries the same value as a red for just that shot. After Rogers fouled, West took the green as his free ball followed by the brown. A break greater than 147 has happened only once in professional competition, when Jamie Burnett made a break of 148 at the qualifying stage of the 2004 UK Championship. Obvious answers come to mind: Ronnie's fastest 147, Cliff Thorburn's first WC 147, Steve Davis first televised 147. [60] An investigation undertaken by Deadspin in 2017, however, revealed that the time recorded by Guinness is incorrect because the timer was started too early on the BBC footage. The "Rest of the World" team was Thorburn, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, Billiards Association and Control Council, 1952 World Professional Match-play Championship, "Snooker: Three players fail drug tests but remain anonymous", "Artist puts a perfect frame on the map ", "Assetereum World Seniors Masters 2018 Cliff Thorburn is your Champion! Neil Robertson fired the 12th 147 break in World Snooker Championship history in the 19th frame of his second round match against Jack Lisowski. Joe Davis made the first officially recognised maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. [27] Thorburn is generally regarded as the first player from outside the United Kingdom to win the world championship, Horace Lindrum's victory in the 1952 World Snooker Championship usually being disregarded. This was also the first televised 147. He also made a maximum at this seasons German Masters qualifiers. He retired from competitive snooker after the 2022 UK Seniors Championship. April 25, second round v Jack Lisowski (10 mins 15 seconds). Video, 00:00:58, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. Nearly 10m viewers tuned in to watch Davis beat finalist Cliff Thorburn, who had entertained the public with his 147 break Steve Davis and Cliff Thorburn pose for the cameras before the. [42] There have been at least five non-tournament matches where more than one maximum was compiled. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup, '22m followers doesn't make it a 50-50 fight' Video, 00:00:57'22m followers doesn't make it a 50-50 fight', Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought. [77] The prize would be split among all players who had made at least one qualifying break, with each player receiving an equal share for every break made. At the Classic in January 1982, Steve Davis achieved the first recognised maximum in professional competition, which was also the first in a televised match. The first was Stephen Hendry's in the 1997 Charity Challenge Final against Ronnie O'Sullivan - which remains the only one to clinch a title - and there has been 19 since. [78], In October 2004, during qualifying for the UK Championship, Jamie Burnett became the only player to record a break of more than 147 in tournament play, when he scored 148 against Leo Fernandez. [13], The 1977 World Snooker Championship was the first to be held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. [34], More than one official maximum break has been compiled in the same event on more than twenty occasions. [35] Following a 410 loss to Jimmy White in the first round of the 1982 World Snooker Championship, Thorburn decided to return to Canada. It uses I just thought that whatever happened I was going to go for the black. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Thorburn played his last competitive match on 5 January 2022 against Kuldesh Johal, losing 03. [23] With a break of 119, Thorburn moved within a frame of victory at 1716. The event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989) and Dubai Classic (1989/19901994/1995). '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. 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Video, 00:03:36, Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. Incidentally Spencer was playing Davis when he got . Thorburn led by 9-2 but eventually lost 9-10. 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'- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Im a much more confident player now and take my time a bit more. Tournament games are won when one of the players manages to win more than half of the scheduled frames. However, the definition of an official 147 is that it is made in a professional tournament with templated pockets. Video, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? It was here that Steve Davis completed a 147 against John Spencer a year earlier, but went under the radar for many and is barely remembered. [3] Thorburn had been number two in the 1980/1981 world rankings, and reached number one in the 1981/1982 rankings. He won the invitational Masters in 1983, 1985, and 1986, making him the first player to win the Masters three times and the first to retain the title. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Snooker Championship. In November 2010 Sam Harvey made a 151 break in a practice match against, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 23:58. [4][5], He played pool and lacrosse in his youth,[2] and set a one-game scoring record of ten goals in the Greater Victoria Minor Lacrosse Association "midget division" in 1958. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match. Originally Posted by 1lawyer View Post. 147! pic.twitter.com/RRRHGHVbVa. [20] Breaks above 147 are possible when an opponent fouls and leaves a free ball with all 15 reds still remaining on the table. [36], In 1983, Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum break at the World Championship,[37] during the fourth frame of his second-round match against Griffiths,[3] and only the second player to make an official maximum in professional competition (after Davis at the 1982 Classic). White potted the brown and blue, then laid a snooker on the pink. But this tale has a happy ending as the charismatic Thai went on to make 147s at the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic and 2018 English Open, earning a total of 48,500. One of snookers founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. [66] Following his World Championship victory, he bought a house in England with the intention of spending more time in Britain. [3] In the quarter-final, he beat Jim Wych 136, having led 53, and 106. [25], In the final session, Higgins won the first frame then Thorburn won the next two, before Higgins equalized at 1515. It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. Video, 00:00:58'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. Who has the first Televised 147? The highest break recorded, of which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records, was a score of 149 by Tony Drago in 1998. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. Ronnie O'Sullivan soared to superstar status in five minutes and eight seconds of breathtaking snooker from the gods at a time when he'd won just two of his record 19 Triple Crown titles. Kirk Stevens - 1984 Masters 4. Thorburn won the match 1310. [52] Higgins has made two, at the 2003 LG Cup,[46] and the second at the 2012 Shanghai Masters. Here is a look back at the history of the 147. Cliff Thorburn's first ever Crucible maximum break Steve Davis v John Spencer, 1982 Lada Classic quarter-finals Steve Davis scores the first televised 147 in the Lada Classic Jimmy. If the free ball is potted, the referee places this coloured ball back on its original location, de facto creating a setup as if there were 16 reds in total, thus creating a potential maximum break of 155 if a player starts from a free ball position. Of the eight Crucible maximum-makers, White and Carter are the only players not to win a world title but they did both reach finals on numerous occasions, with the Whirlwind doing so in 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 and Carter managing it in 2008 and 2012. Video, 00:16:43Archive: The first Crucible 147, Up Next. Another milestone came at the 1983 World Championship when Cliff Thorburn compiled the first 147 break to be made at the Crucible. [12] In the 197879 snooker season he defeated Tony Meo 1715 in the final to win the 1978 Canadian Open after having trailed 610 at the end of the first day of the final,[16] but lost his opening matches in both the Masters (45 to Perrie Mans) and the World Championship (1013 to John Virgo). [14] Following him are John Higgins with twelve, Stephen Hendry with eleven, Stuart Bingham with nine, Judd Trump with eight, Shaun Murphy with seven, and Ding Junhui with six. http://youtube.com/watch?v=2CSJZ_arJcU&mode=related&search=, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh2NOS9HH-w, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKn9fDI_eo, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AXE5YqJgaE. [67] The youngest player to have made a televised maximum is Ding Junhui, who was aged 19 years and 288 days when he achieved a 147 at the 2007 Masters. Up Next. Not content with becoming the first world champion outside the United Kingdom in the modern era, the Crucible king of 1980 brought the crowd to their feet - not to mention the millions glued to their TV sets - with another history-making feat in the fourth frame of a match he was leading 2-1. Steve. 'That' maximum remains as unfathomable now as it was back then and arguably the most unbreakable record in sport. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup, '22m followers doesn't make it a 50-50 fight' Video, 00:00:57'22m followers doesn't make it a 50-50 fight', Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought. Thorburn deposited the ball and sunk to his knees in celebration. 6 talking about this. Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Snooker Hall of Fame in 2014, he competed in Snooker Legends events and on the World Seniors Tour, winning the 2018 Seniors Masters at the Crucible Theatre at age 70. Robertson's maximum is the only one to be compiled in the final of a Triple Crown event. It was here that Steve Davis completed a 147 against John Spencer a year earlier, but went under the radar for many and is barely remembered. He took around eleven minutes. [23] The BBC's television coverage of the final had been interrupted by the broadcast of live footage of the Iranian Embassy Siege. [8] Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum break at the World Snooker Championship, a feat that has since been repeated by Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry (three times), Ronnie O'Sullivan (three times), Mark Williams, Ali Carter, John Higgins and Neil Robertson. TV O Norte | Araguana TO [13] Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled 15 official competitive maximum breaks, the most achieved by any professional player. [2] Thorburn was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1984. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in . John Higgins ended an eight-year stretch without a Crucible maximum by making his first, against Norway's Kurt Maflin. Therefore, depending on how picky you want to be the title can go to either Joe Davis (First Officially Recognised 147), John Spencer (First Competitive 147)or Steve Davis (First Televised 147). Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 14:03. So, due to the extensive BBC TV coverage it is widely thought that Cliff Thorburn made either the first ever 147 or indeed the first televised 147. [15], Thorburn reached the final of the 1978 Masters with wins over Doug Mountjoy and Spencer, losing 57 to Higgins in the final. It was on April 23, 1983 that the cue ace made the very first 147 maximum break at the World Snooker Championships at The Crucible Theatre - and all of. [65], Thorburn is the father of two children. Richard . Video, 00:06:57, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. [5], John Spencer compiled a maximum break in the 1979 Holsten Lager International. Archive: Cliff Thorburn makes first Crucible 147 maximum break, Archive: The first Crucible 147. It had been on TV before this, however in 1977 the World Championships from Sheffield were first shown on the small screen. He compiled the perfect break in the tenth frame of his 10-2 win over Rod Lawler at World Championship qualifying. However, it wasnt officially ratified as the pockets were not templated. [23] Writing in The Times, Sydney Friskin described the match to this point as a contrast of styles: "the shrewd cumulative processes of Thorburn against the explosive break-building of Higgins". Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. [30] [31] Video, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? [23] Thorburn won the first frame, and Higgins won the next five. Archive: Cliff Thorburn makes first Crucible 147 maximum break. A 151 is reported to have been compiled by Wally West against Butch Rogers in West London's Hounslow Luciana snooker club during a club match in 1976. Video, 00:16:43, Up Next. Hendry has made three: the first at the 1997 Charity Challenge,[50] the second at the 1999 British Open[51] and the third at the 2001 Malta Grand Prix. [12], In 1988 Thorburn was fined 10,000, had two ranking points deducted, and was banned for two ranking tournaments, by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. [39] The 2012 FFB Snooker Open, 2017 German Masters and 2018 Paul Hunter Classic are the only WPBSA events where two maximums were made on the same day. Thorburn led by 92 but eventually lost 910. [32][33] Thai female snooker player Nutcharut Wongharuthai made a 147 break during a practice match in March 2019, which is believed to be the first maximum break achieved by a woman in any match. [1], Joe Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break on 22January 1955, in a match against Willie Smith at Leicester Square Hall, London. Thorburn's entry for the 1972 World Snooker Championship arrived too late for him to be included in the main draw. [7] This was also the first televised maximum break. Mark Williams enjoyed this healthy boost to his bank balance at the 2005 World Championship. I understand that my consent will be asked again before any other use be made of my personal data. He was knocked out of the 1978 World Snooker Championship by Charlton, 1213 in the quarter-finals. I was so quick was because I was really nervous to get it over and done with, said OSullivan. Firstly, there were 147s made before this as I shall explain in a moment. Jimmy White was already a People's Champion by the time he was attempting to reach his fourth Crucible final and his third in a row back in 1992 but the way he conjured up this maximum against Tony Drago further enhanced that status. He then cleared up to make the 151. 1982 - Lada Classic - Steve Davis vs John Spencer Frame 5 First 147 On TV. 2012 Crucible Maximum Break! Thorburn led 1615, and missed an easy brown ball that let Higgins in to make it 1616. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament (1974/19751976/1977). [8][9] Davis won a Lada car (provided by the event's sponsors) for his achievement. Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. First 147 at the Crucible - Cliff Thorburn - YouTube World Snooker Official brings you interviews, highlights, exclusive footage and much more from the World of Snooker!Subscribe here to. In fact the highest possible break is not 147, it is 155 if a free ball is available before a red is potted, effectively meaning there are 16 reds on the table. The Captain achieved the feat just a day after Ronnie O'Sullivan's effort against Mark Williams while his opponent Peter Ebdon had incredibly come agonisingly close in the previous frame by missing the 15th black! Early in the 20th century, the maximum break was little more than a folk tale, with discredited rumours of sightings floating around cue sport establishments akin to talk of Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983, and its construction brought play on the adjoining table to a halt. At the 2013 UK Championship, Mark Selby fired in the 100th in snooker history in his semi-final win over Ricky Walden. This effort also goes into the history books for being the first 147 to seal a victory at the Crucible and the second to win a match anywhere. [35] Two maximum breaks were also televised at the 2019 Welsh Open. [15] World Snooker has since suggested that a break starts when the player strikes the cueball for the first time in a break which would result in a time of 5 minutes and 8 seconds,[15] and this is the time that World Snooker now officially acknowledges. Earlier in that year the Rocket had been on the receiving end of another memorable maximum. [20] He led David Taylor 53 after their first semi-final session, and 114 at the end of the second. Peter Ebdon compiled two maximum breaks during an 11-frame exhibition match at Eastbourne Police Club on 15 April 1996. [65][66] Judd Trump is known to have made a 147 at the Potters Under-16 Tournament in 2004 at the age of 14 years and 206 days; however, this break is not recognised by Guinness World Records. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! Here's every 147 in Crucible history, and you'll notice only three of them came in defeat, including the most recent by Higgins against Kurt Maflin in 2020. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! Interestingly, the closest anyone has ever got to breaking the 'impossible' record in any event is O'Sullivan himself during the 2003 World Championship when clocking a time of 6:30 against Marco Fu. [6] The first official maximum break in professional competition was compiled by Steve Davis in the 1982 Classic at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Oldham, against John Spencer. His second-round match against Terry Griffiths in 's wonderful 147 of greatness 00:01:24Klopp... 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